Discrepancies between Khalaf’s Aṭrāf al-Ṣaḥīḥayn and some of the famous and authoritative editions of Sahih al-Bukhari and their original sources: From the first Musnad of Saad bin Abi Waqqas to the last Musnad of Abdullah bin Omar

Abstract

This research aims to compile the discrepancies that emerged during the critical edition of the book Aṭrāf al-Ṣaḥīḥayn by al-Ḥāfiẓ Khalaf al-Wāsiṭī, in comparison with the well-known and authoritative editions of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhari and their sources. These editions include: the Minhāj and Ṭawq al-Najāh edition, the Ta’sīl edition, Bayt al-Sunnah edition, Ibn al-Jawzī edition, and the Islamic Maknaz edition. The study involves comparing these discrepancies among the various editions and with the manuscript copies of Aṭrāf al-Ṣaḥīḥayn by Khalaf al-Wāsiṭī. I employed an inductive approach by compiling these discrepancies throughout the editing process and cross-checking them with the different editions of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhari. I then provided a brief documentation (takhrīj) of the hadiths where the incongruities occurred, highlighted the areas of discrepancy, and offered a commentary based on the principles of hadith criticism. One of the most significant findings is the scholarly value of Khalaf al-Wāsiṭī’s Aṭrāf al-Ṣaḥīḥayn and the precious value of its manuscript copies. These preserved the textual disparities and made it clear that the correct version is the one confirmed in Khalaf’s Aṭrāf. The identified seven discrepancies pertain to the chains of transmission (isnāds).